Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
Essential Hypertension, Viscum album mother tincture, one group pretest post-test study
Brief summary
To estimate the effectiveness of Viscum album Homoeopathic mother tincture in Essential Hypertension by conducting clinical trial in moderate hypertensive patients for a period of six weeks.
Interventions
DRUGViscum album ethanolic extract manufactured according to Homoeopathic pharmacopoeia of India (H.P.I.)
Ten drops of Drug in 30 ml of distilled water with a frequency of three times a day for a duration of 12 weeks
Sponsors
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
Fr Muller Homoeopathic Medical College
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Hypertension at the range 180-120 mm of Hg for Systole & * 110-80 mm of Hg for Diastole
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who are on ACEI / ARB for Hypertension * Diseases in which life expectancy is less than six months * Secondary hypertension * CHD * Family History of Mental Illness like Anxiety or depression. * Nasal Congestion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure. | 12 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Serum Cholesterol | 12 weeks | — |
| Change in Serum Triglycerides | 12 weeks | — |
| Change in Serum LDH | 12 weeks | — |
| Change in Serum Urea | 12 weeks | — |
| change in Serum CKMB | 12 weeks and 16 weeks | The blood sample was collected at the end of 12 weeks of medication followed by a drug free period of 4 weeks.The blood sample was collected again at the end of 4 weeks of drug free period to ascertain serum CKMB. |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed